Do insulin-like growth factors mediate the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk?
Yu H, Berkel J. Do insulin-like growth factors mediate the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk? Medical Hypotheses 1999, 52: 491-496. PMID: 10459827, DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast cancer riskBreast cancerEffects of alcoholIGF productionCancer riskElevated insulin-like growth factorHeavy drinkersGrowth factorDose-response relationshipHeavy alcohol usersAlcohol intakeEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskModerate drinkersAlcohol consumptionModerate consumptionAlcohol usersCancerDrinkersRiskModest increaseBiological mechanismsAssociationBiological role